Thread: Attention Diesel Discovery Owners

If you have time to wait consider buying over winter as sales drop and private seller 4wds are particularly difficult to move. When I sold my D2 I listed it in March and didn't sell it till September when I had an avalanche of callers. It went for $12,500. 180,000 KM TD5 manual with ACE, one owner and service history.
By the way, ACE is active cornering enhancement, a hydraulically activated sway bar that dramatically reduces body roll.

Regards,
Tote

G'day LG

I'll sell you my petrol V8 for $4K ....think of all the petrol you could buy with 6 grand.....

Seriously though, go and drive a D1 Tdi and then a D2 Td5.....I find the Td5 a fair way ahead of the Tdi in terms of refinement and grunt.

Having said that many are "scared" off by the foilbles found in the td5...much of this depends on how much "spanner work" you intend to do yourself.

Don't forget to leave a few grand in your budget. No matter what you buy, something will be due for repair....this is not something to be scared off but should be factored into the deal....it may give you some leverage on the price.

If you go for a tdi make sure there are records of a timing belt change.....if it hasn't been done, get it done straight away. Budget for this too.

Get someone who knows land rovers to inspect whatever you choose.....the money spent here may save you thousands.

Some of the oldest Tdi's are now over 20 yo. Get familiar with the two types of Disco 1's .....you can tell by the older interior. The later ones started appearing in 1994.

Many prefer the earlier diesel (200Tdi...pre 1994/5) but parts may start to become an issue in future.

Originally Posted by Sleepy

G'day LG

I'll sell you my petrol V8 for $4K ....think of all the petrol you could buy with 6 grand.....

Seriously though, go and drive a D1 Tdi and then a D2 Td5.....I find the Td5 a fair way ahead of the Tdi in terms of refinement and grunt.

Having said that many are "scared" off by the foilbles found in the td5...much of this depends on how much "spanner work" you intend to do yourself.

Don't forget to leave a few grand in your budget. No matter what you buy, something will be due for repair....this is not something to be scared off but should be factored into the deal....it may give you some leverage on the price.

If you go for a tdi make sure there are records of a timing belt change.....if it hasn't been done, get it done straight away. Budget for this too.

Get someone who knows land rovers to inspect whatever you choose.....the money spent here may save you thousands.

Some of the oldest Tdi's are now over 20 yo. Get familiar with the two types of Disco 1's .....you can tell by the older interior. The later ones started appearing in 1994.

Many prefer the earlier diesel (200Tdi...pre 1994/5) but parts may start to become an issue in future.

good call on the V8. lots of them around to choose from. and the cost of rego is only one consideration.

As far as TDi 200 parts are concerned, try finding a head for one . I have not towed anything in a TDi200, but would hazzard a guess that it would not be a neck snapping experience .

MMMM did I mention the V8 noise MMMM

Originally Posted by Sleepy

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I'll sell you my petrol V8 for $4K ....think of all the petrol you could buy with 6 grand.....

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Is that a V8 D2??? You can easily get a late model Tdi D1 for $4k.
Btw - in QLD, the rego costs will rapidly eat up any saving of buying a petrol...

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Is that a V8 D2??? You can easily get a late model Tdi D1 for $4k.

Yeah, I know the drill!



I've got some Jousting sticks to sweeten the deal????

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Is that a V8 D2??? You can easily get a late model Tdi D1 for $4k.
Btw - in QLD, the rego costs will rapidly eat up any saving of buying a petrol...

Isuzurover,

You are right - the current cost of rego for a V8 in Queensland is close to one thousand dollars a year. $800+ per year for a 6 cylinder!

For an 8 cylinder
Registration fee 620.95
Traffic improvement fee 48.85
CTP insurance premium 328.80
Total fee ($) 998.60


For a 6 Cylinder
Registration fee 443.45
Traffic improvement fee 48.85
CTP insurance premium 328.80

Total fee ($) 821.10


Kind Regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Isuzurover,

You are right - the current cost of rego for a V8 in Queensland is close to one thousand dollars a year. $800+ per year for a 6 cylinder!

For an 8 cylinder
Registration fee 620.95
Traffic improvement fee 48.85
CTP insurance premium 328.80
Total fee ($) 998.60


For a 6 Cylinder
Registration fee 443.45
Traffic improvement fee 48.85
CTP insurance premium 328.80

Total fee ($) 821.10


Kind Regards
Lionel

Yes - I am glad I moved to WA where they have a more sensible system based on GVM.

A consideration for you is that you will pay 4cyl rego for a Tdi but 6cyl rego for a TD5. Plus Tdis are slightly more economical. I get just over 8L/100 km in mine.
Conversely, a Td5 will probably last longer before a rebuild, as it is a stronger engine with better oil filtration.

Originally Posted by Sleepy

Yeah, I know the drill!



I've got some Jousting sticks to sweeten the deal????

I dissagree, I've bought 2 disco1 tdis for under $4k and arranged the purchase of one or 2 more for that mark.